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The Birth of a Nation (1915)
Directed by D.W. Griffith
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Overview
Two families, abolitionist Northerners the Stonemans and Southern landowners the Camerons, intertwine. When Confederate colonel Ben Cameron is captured in battle, nurse Elsie Stoneman petitions for his pardon. In Reconstruction-era South Carolina, Cameron founds the Ku Klux Klan, battling Elsie’s congressman father and his African-American protégé, Silas Lynch.
Rated PG | Length 193 minutes
Actors
Henry B. Walthall | Lillian Gish | Miriam Cooper | Mae Marsh | Mary Alden | Ralph Lewis | George Siegmann | Walter Long | Joseph Henabery | Wallace Reid | Elmer Clifton | Josephine Crowell | Spottiswoode Aitken | George Beranger | Maxfield Stanley | Jennie Lee | Donald Crisp | Howard Gaye | Sam De Grasse | William De Vaull | Willam Freeman | Tom Wilson | Fred Burns | Allan Sears | Elmo Lincoln | Madame Sul-Te-Wan | Raoul Walsh | Robert Harron | Monte Blue | Harry Braham | Bob Burns | Edmund Burns | Edward Burns | Peggy Cartwright | Dark Cloud | Leonore Cooper | Charles Eagle Eye | John Ford | Olga Grey | Alberta Lee | Betty Marsh | Donna Montran | Eugene Pallette | Alma Rubens | Charles Stevens | Jules White | Violet Wilkey | David Butler
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/01/2018 | Home Theater | Streaming | Video on Demand | 5 stars |
| (Average) 5 stars |
Viewing Notes
I don’t even know how to rate this. I was expecting plenty of racism but it completely surpassed those expectations. Wow. Trump voters probably masturbate to this before bedtime every night.
On the other hand, quite an amazing achievement in filmmaking for 1915. However CABIRIA , which came out in 1914, is a far more superior film in almost every single way. Since Griffith’s INTOLERANCE was inspired by CABIRIA, I’m interested to see the differences between that and NATION.
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